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as far as i can tell there are a million sodas that are extremely close to coca cola and coca cola is still doing just fine
by 93po 1y ago
as far as i can tell there are a million sodas that are extremely close to coca cola and coca cola is still doing just fine
- airocker 1y agoThat’s my whole point. They are not using Coke’s formula
- harimau777 1y agoBut they are using functionally equivalent formulas and Coke is still fine.
- airocker 1y agoif coke did not have deep pockets, it would have gone under without this protection.
- 93po 1y agothere are a million different manufacturers of, for example, hot dogs, and those hot dogs basically taste all the same to everyone, and yet they're all making basically identical hotdogs and doing fine
- airocker 1y agoBut none of them would end up becoming Coca Cola. At least not just by selling hot dogs.
- sircastor 1y agoGetting off topic, there's an interesting This American Life story about the Coca Cola formula, and why there are many extremely close formulas, but no exact replicas. [1] https://www.thisamericanlife.org/427/original-recipe https://www.thisamericanlife.org/427/original-recipe
- airocker 1y agoI think if the extremely close replicas ever threatened Coke's existence, they would sue. Especially if a former employee started it. I think trade secret protection is the only thing that enables a company to operate. Especially small companies, otherwise only large companies can operate. Any employee with a rich uncle can finish the small company off without this protection.
- baobun 1y agoMy head canon of the secret recipe is the Kung Fu Panda ending. Protagonist gets to open the vault of secret formula after decades working their way to the top. Inside is a Coke label with the ingredients part unprinted. It was always the brand.
- airocker 1y agoBrand takes money to build. IF an employee took the secret to their rich uncle when coke was small, we would not be talking about Coke. Whatever small the formula was.